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Figurative Language
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English
7th Grade
03/20/2008

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Alliteration 
Definition
repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of words
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Assonance 
Definition
repeated vowel sounds
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onomatopoeia
Definition
words whose sound suggests its meaning
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imagery
Definition
creating pictures for the sense (using similes, metaphors, etc.)
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metaphor
Definition
a figure of speech stating two things are similar
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simile
Definition
a comparison using "like" or "as"
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hyperbole
Definition
an extravagant exaggeration
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personification
Definition
giving human qualities to ideas and things
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allusion
Definition
a reference to a specific person, place, or thing
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symbol
Definition
representation of something complex, general, or abstract
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